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{3} Describe the error in this problem. What would you do differently? (4x3y7)3 = 12xºy21

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the equation is:


(4x^3y^7)^3=12x^9y^(21)

we can simplify the first part of the equation


4x^9y^(21)=12x^9y^(21)

we have missing a 3 to made the equality correct

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